WBM international floor and table lamps
2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Dec 4, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 2reports to CPSC
- Dec 4, 2018the latest report was made
- Apr 3, 2017the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- WBM international
- Maker
- WBM LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Floor and table lampsElectric, not halogenCPSC’s product type: Floor Lamps or Table Lamps, Electric (Excl Halogen) (code 4071), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Indoor Lighting
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“WBM International/ WBM LLC”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2018 | 1 |
| April 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Dec 4, 2018, sent to the company Feb 1, 2019, published by CPSC Feb 15, 2019
The product, in the report: WBM international salt lamp series 1000
This is for a WBM international salt lamp model no. 1000 series. It was plugged into a 120V outlet and had a 40W bulb in place. I smelled a burning plastic odor a couple hours before, but couldn’t located where it was coming from. I eventually saw the bulb flicker so I went to the salt lamp and was going to turn it off. I reached for the cord and grabbed the dimmer switch which was extremely hot to the point I dropped it. I then unplugged the cord. There was smoke coming from the dimmer switch and the plastic housing is melted around the dimmer switch.
- Model
- series 1000
- Bought from
- Bed Bath & Beyond
- Bought
- Dec 4, 2016, about then
- Where
- NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 33, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand WBM international, made or sold by WBM LLC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Apr 3, 2017, sent to the company Aug 4, 2017, published by CPSC Aug 18, 2017
The product, in the report: Salt Lamps Model name or number: 1002 - for salt lamp Purchase date: Consumer has 6 of these. 2 have been defective The product was damaged before the incident: ?The cord was replaced with an exact one made by the same manufacturer. Yes, Consumer no longer feels safe using these products. Had she not come home when she did, her house could have burned down with her beloved animals inside. Luckily the damage was minimal. When her son and the consumer came home their house smelled like something electrical was on fire. Her throat burned to breathe it in. She immediately sent her son outside with their animals, so she could find the source. (They have a 2 story house). Being that the entire house was that way she thought it was their air units, but it wasn’t and none of their smoke detectors were going off. Then she found the salt lamp with the dimmer switch melted and the burn marks on their carpet. When her husband came home many hours later he could still smell the chemical smell. It was very scary. Her son and the consumer felt blessed that they came home when they did. It was scary. At that moment she unplugged all the other salt lamps that were plugged in and they haven’t used them since. According to the warranty description they only warranty the items for 30 days from purchase date to be free of defects in material and workmanship.
This consumer purchased a total of six salt lamps online over just a few months between 2013 & 2014 . She noticed approximately one year later she noticed that the dimmer switches had burned out and had quit working. She contacted the manufacturer and did as she was instruction which was to order replacement dimmer switches and switch the one’s in the lamps. The dimmer switches received from the manufacturer were changed. Around March 14 or 15, 2017 her 13 year old son’s dimmer switch began begin extremely hot so this caller/his mother placed an order for a replacement dimmer switch which was placed in the salt lamp by the caller. Ordered replacement on 03/18/17 Around March 20, 2017 the caller’s 13yr old noticed that his dimmer switch was becoming very hot then stopped using. (New replacement cord just ordered) The dimmer switch of the second lamp that overheated was purchased February 20, 2013 and it overheated April 1, 2017. She has stopped using all six of the salt lamps and is reporting these incidents as fire and injury hazards. She has contacted the manufacturer who has told her to email them the info. She states that her rug has a burn mark a bit larger than a quarter because the dimmer switch was touching it. She asks that these salt lamps also become recalled and that she be reimbursed for all six as well as repair of her rug.
Incident date: 3/20/2017 This is an estimate for the dimmer switch. 04/01/17 for the second one that resulted in damage
- Model
- 1000 - for cord
- Serial number
- unknown
- Bought from
- Amazon.com
- Where
- Debary, Florida: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand WBM International/
WBM LLC, made or sold by WBM LLC - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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